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Archimedes of Syracuse - mathematician and inventor; died in 211 B.c.
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215/12 Archimedes runs from his bath exclaiming "I've found it" after workin
215/13 Archimedes constructs war engines for Hieron.
213/6 and sea, but are forced back by war machines designed by Archimedes.
211/11 Archimedes visits Egypt and invents "Archimedes' Screw".
211/12 Archimedes constructs a globe which represents the movements of the
211/13 Archimedes requests that his tombstone shows his discovery of the rat
211/14 General remarks on the character and achievements of Archimedes.
211/15 Marcellus captures Syracuse; the death of Archimedes.
150/16a Gallus explains Archimedes' globe.
75/30 Cicero uncovers and restores Archimedes' tomb at Syracuse.
Within translations:
Athen_5.206-208 * of Syracuse, which also Archimedes the geometrician super
Athen_14.634 by the contrivances of Archimedes, used to say that Arch
ChronPasc_432 rime. [Ol. 139.1] The engineer Archimedes was in his prime
Cic:Acad_2.116 his oath, and not until Archimedes has first, with him looking
Cic:Clu_87 jurors forty thousand a-piece, Archimedes ** himself could not
Cic:DeOr_3.132 geometry under Euclid and Archimedes, that music under Damon
Cic:Rep_1.21 account of the fame of Archimedes, when I actually saw it
Cic:Rep_1.28 liberty, was doing more than Archimedes, one of those citizens, when
Cic:Tusc_1.63 heavens: [63] for when Archimedes described in a sphere the
Cic:Tusc_5.64 of the same city, called Archimedes, who lived many years after;
Cic:Verr_2.4.131 that brilliant and learned man Archimedes, and to have been deeply
Galen_1.657 in a similar way that Archimedes, as they say, burnt
Lucian:Hipp_2 engineer we are told, was Archimedes, and also Sostratus of Cnidus.
Oros_4.17 of remarkable ingenuity made by Archimedes of Syracuse. 2 In the
Plin:HN_7.125 [125] Archimedes also received striking testimony to
Polyaen_8.11.1 walls by the machines of Archimedes, desisted for a time
ValMax_8.7e.7 that the diligence of Archimedes was very profitable, except

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